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BRONCHOPNEUMONIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
Synonyms:
bronchial pneumonia; bronchopneumonia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("bronchopneumonia" is a kind of...):
pneumonia (respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bronchopneumonia"):
aspiration pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest))
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